BIG EYES and DEEP SLEEP Tours this Month! New Releases around the Corner!

GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS
LABEL AND TOUR UPDATE / 04.12.2012

I. BLOODY GEARS and BIG EYES new 7"s out tomorrow!
II. BIG EYES "Back from the Moon" Tour (Midwest, East Coast, Canada) starts THIS WEEK!
III. DEEP SLEEP East Coast / Midwest Tour THIS MONTH!
IV. ODDS and ENDS

V. TOUR DATES

Hello all! Just a quick update on some Grave Mistake band happenings this month. First off, I'll have two new 7"s available tomorrow in the webstore - BLOODY GEARS "Frozen Rain" 7" (GRAVE052) and BIG EYES "Back from the Moon" 7" (GRAVE053).  I'll have some very nice looking colored vinyl for all of you mailorder pals, and both releases should be popping up in your favorite stores and distros later this month! I know I say this with every new release, but I'm extremely thrilled with how these records turned out and I'm sure you will be too. While both bands play a bit different styles than what you are used to from the label, I think they still fit perfectly with Grave Mistake and couldn't be more excited to be working with them and releasing these new records.

In addition to these new releases, I've got a couple of tour announcements to make so here goes ...

BIG EYES "Back from the Moon" US / CANADA Tour 2012

Coinciding with the release of their new 7" single, BIG EYES have just embarked on a month long tour covering the Midwest, East Coast, and a few Canadian dates as well.  Their tour starts this weekend after a straight drive from Seattle to North Dakota! They will have the new "Back from the Moon" 7" with them, so definitely check them out if they hit your town and pick up the new single! Altpress.com was kind enough to stream the title track for us, and you can listen to that HERE.

"Back from the Moon" is their follow up to 2011's incredible "Hard Life" LP on Don Giovanni (Screaming Females, The Ergs, For Science), and I'm positive that this new EP will please existing fans of the band, as well as turn a few new heads.  With big, poppy riffs and catchy choruses, the East Coast roots of BIG EYES shine through alongside a healthy dose of grit, attitude and tons of energy.  Drawing from a range of influences, from Cheap Trick and Alice Cooper to The Ramones, Descendents, and The Muffs, BIG EYES bring a refreshing and distinct element to their melodic power-pop-punk sound.

Check out the full tour dates below, and definitely go see 'em if they play your town! Get the new record too! And the LP!

DEEP SLEEP - EAST US 2012 Tour

Yup, you heard right! DEEP SLEEP is still alive and well, and have a nice little two week tour planned for a handful of lucky East Coast and Midwest cities this month!  While 2011 saw the release of DEEP SLEEP's first LP, "Turn Me Off" and the band's first European Tour, the dudes have been laying low for the most part otherwise.  Still, despite their guitarist moving to the other side of the country last year, they are staying productive as distance will allow and have a handful of new songs that they will begin recording this month for a new record later in the year!

Check the dates below, and definitely make it a point to check them out if you can on this tour because, while DEEP SLEEP will never die (according to Tony) the opportunity to catch 'em live isn't going to come around that often! All of their releases, "You're Screwed" 7" (2006), "Manic Euphoria" 7" (2008), "Paranoid Futures" 7" (2009), "Three Things at Once" Singles collection CD (2009), and "Turn Me Off" LP/CD (2011) are available in the Grave Mistake webstore (we have some cool package deals as well if you need multiple releases) and will be from the band as well, and you KNOW they will have some limited tour nerd stuff with them (because they are, without question, a bunch of nerds).

OTHER NEWS / MORE NEW RELEASES PLANNED!

Well, if you made it this far, thanks for reading! As I've mentioned before, 2012 was looking to be a very busy year for the label and all of the bands involved, and it seems that each week things get busier and busier, and that's pretty much how it's going to be for the rest of the year! As I mentioned last week, we are also planning a 12" vinyl release of the NIGHT BIRDS "Fresh Kills Vol. 1" singles collection, you can expect that just in time for their West Coast tour this July (check the dates HERE, along with a ton of other BIRDS happenings).

Two more quick announcements (with more info in later months), but it's looking like I will also be co-releasing a repress/reissue of the "March to your Grave" LP from DC's one and only STRIKING DISTANCE with my good friend Sean at Youngblood Records.  Youngblood did the LP of this release when it first came out back in 2001, and it went out of print shortly after.  I'm going to spare you the intro to SD, if you know then you should be stoked, and if you don't know, do your homework! Details are still being ironed out, more to come ...

Finally, it's looking like we will be doing another release for THE SHIRKS as well! The band recorded a bunch of new material not too long ago, and they just continue to get better with each release. No real details yet, but hopefully as the months go on you'll hear more, I can tell you that we are aiming for a late summer / early fall release. In the meantime, check out their "Cry Cry Cry" 7" I put out last year, and grab their other 7"s from the webstore as well!

That's all for now, check out BIG EYES and DEEP SLEEP if they are playing your city, and grab those new releases!!!

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BIG EYES "Back from the Moon" SPRING 2012 TOUR DATES

 Sat, April 14 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
Sun, April 15 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Chamber of Secrets
Mon, April 16 - Milwaukee, WI @ Ground Zero
Tues, April 17 - Bloomington, IN @ Big Blue House
Weds, April 18 - Columbus, OH @ Ace Of Cups
Thurs, April 19 - Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class
Fri, April 20 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Roboto Project
Sat, April 21 - Philadelphia, PA @ ROAD II RUIN FEST! @ 23rd Street Armory w/ Pissed Jeans, Tigers Jaw, Menzingers, Cloak/Dagger, Night Birds, The Eeries, Give + more
Sun, April 22 - Harrisonburg, VA @ The Blue Nile
Mon, April 23 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
Tues, April 24 - Washington, DC @ Electric Maid
Weds, April 25 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
Thurs, April 26 - Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio
Fri, April 27 - East Setauket, NY @ Setauket VFW
Sat, April 28 - New Brunswick, NJ @ The Alamo
Mon, April 30 - Easthampton, MA @ The Flywheel
Tues, May 1 - Montreal, QC @ Fatalle Lofts
Weds, May 2 - Ottawa, ON @ The Montgomery Legion
Thurs, May 3 - Toronto, ON @ Bovine Sex Club
Sun, May 6 - Detroit, MI @ The Trumbullplex
Mon, May 7 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Mulligans Pub
Tues, May 8 - Chicago, IL @ 86 Mets
Weds, May 9 - Appleton, WI (EARLY SHOW) @ Poison Estate
Weds, May 9 - Appleton, WI (LATE SHOW) @ Maritime Tavern
Thurs, May 10 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club w/ Pierced Arrows, Tenement, Head On Electric
Fri, May 11 - Duluth, MN @ The Retro Basement
Sat, May 12 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club w/ Dillinger Four, Pretty Boy Thorson, Nato Coles & the Blue Diamond Band
Sun, May 13 - Fargo, ND @ The New Direction

DEEP SLEEP - EAST US 2012 TOUR

4/21 Baltimore MD @ Charm City Art Space, 9pm w/ SCUM AGAIN, DEEP SLEEP, THE INFECTED, WIDOWS WATCH
4/22 Philadelphia PA (DAY) @ Road To Ruin Fest
4/22 Philadelphia PA (NIGHT) House Show @ Cloud City, 7pm w/ BAD DOCTORS, DEEP SLEEP, HOUND, DEAD PEOPLE SCREAMING
4/23 New Brunswick NJ @ Black Light w/ REAL COPS, DEEP SLEEP, RADIO EXILES, EASY RIDER, ATTITUDE ERA
4/24 Boston MA House show @ Trouble Ahead w/ BLOODY GEARS, DEEP SLEEP, TWERPS, NO SIR I WON'T
4/25 Rochester NY @ (secret location - ask a punk!) w/ SCHOOL JERKS, DEEP SLEEP, TBA
4/26 Chicago IL @ Thee Tap Room w/ SICKOIDS, DEEP SLEEP, MANIPULATION, KONTAMINAT, DIVINE RIGHT
4/27 Milwaukee WI @ Cream City Collectives w/ TENEMENT, DEEP SLEEP, ARMS ALOFT, UH-OH
4/28 Nashville TN @ Cirith Ungol w/ CANNONMEN, DEEP SLEEP, CRYPTICS, FUCKED ETHOS
4/29 Memphis TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe w/ DEEP SLEEP, CANNONMEN
4/30 Atlanta GA @ Wonderoot w/ KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, DEEP SLEEP, COPS
5/1 Carboro,NC @ All Day Records w/ TBA
5/2 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter, (early Show) 6:30-930 w/ DEEP SLEEP, HAVERCHUCKS, METH LAB